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Buddhism In The Hangover

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Buddhism is a very intriguing religion to study and to be a part of. Before I learned about Buddhism, I thought it was just about Monks and meditating. Little did I know, it is much more, it’s a lifestyle. The first time I actually wanted to learn more about Buddhism was from the movie The Hangover Part II. I know that does sound weird and crazy, but in the movie, the characters Alan Garner, Phil Wenneck, and Stu Price, portrayed by Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms, somehow kidnapped a monk and now have to return the monk to his temple. In the beginning of the scene the Alan, Phil, and Stu walked in and disrupted the monk’s meditation and the head monk started to hit the guys with a bamboo stick. The part of the scene made it

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